Americans who can’t find Ukraine on a map are more likely to favor U.S. intervention

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Apr 7, 2014 at 11:16 AMApr 7, 2014 at 2:21 PM

It should come as no surprise that Americans who are quick to support sending U.S. military forces hither and yon just to show the world how tough we are also are more likely to know very little about global geography, let alone geopolitics.

This pattern pertains with regard to the Russia-Ukraine situation.

Those Americans who are least likely to know where Ukraine is also are the most eager to see U.S. military intervention there.

The story is HERE:

On March 28-31, 2014, we asked a national sample of 2,066 Americans (fielded via Survey Sampling International Inc. (SSI), what action ...

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It should come as no surprise that Americans who are quick to support sending U.S. military forces hither and yon just to show the world how tough we are also are more likely to know very little about global geography, let alone geopolitics.

This pattern pertains with regard to the Russia-Ukraine situation.

Those Americans who are least likely to know where Ukraine is also are the most eager to see U.S. military intervention there.

The story is HERE:

On March 28-31, 2014, we asked a national sample of 2,066 Americans (fielded via Survey Sampling International Inc. (SSI), what action ...